EnvirogGrids GeoPortal is designed and implemented as a virtual database. It uses principles of web services, URM, social network sites, Geoportal4everybody and semantic web. It integrates different technologies like GIS,  multimedia, and virtual reality. Important part is integration of social networking tools supporting social assessment. These services are not implemented on the Habitats  portal directly, but they are implemented as virtual services on different places in Europe.

The EnviroGrids includes the following types of  tools:

  • Social networking tools based on SimpleCMS including
    • Virtual libraries
    • Educational materials
    • Content sharing tools
    • Connection to Social Networks
    • Application Integrator
  • Uniform Resource Manager tools, including
    • Metadata tools,
    • SDI supporting tools,

Therefore the tools implemented in the training platform for education are as follows:

  • Liferay
  • Uniform Resource Management including,
    • MICKA,
    • Catalogue
    • HSlayers,
    • Geohosting including
      • DataMan,
      • MapMan,
    • Metadata extractor,
  • GeoServer
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